125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 726		LR 1725(02)
	Resolve, To Reduce Funding to Maine Clean Election Act Candidates
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Appropriations/Allocations
	Other Special Revenue Funds		($245,835)	$0	$0	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation proposes to reduce the amount distributed to Maine Clean Election Act candidates during the 2012 election cycle to 5% less than the amount distributed during the 2010 election cycle.   This reduction will result in an Other Special Revenue Funds deallocation of $245,835 in fiscal year 2011-12 to the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices due to reduced payments to qualifying candidates.